Note: An earlier version of this story had an incorrect release time for "Stranger Things 2". The series will be available beginning at 3 a.m. Friday, according to Netflix officals.

When Halloween rolled around last year, it was three months after the first season of "Stranger Things" had landed on Netflix.

Penny Hill's Edward Mulvihill had been toying with making his annual Halloween display with a "Stranger Things" theme, but was unsure the nostalgia-filled sci-fi series was popular enough for passersby to recognize.

Even though his wife, Jacqueline, is eight months pregnant, the co-owner of the nearby Peco's Liquor Store is going all in at his home this year.

Penny Hill's Edward Mulvihill will dress as police chief Jim Hopper as part of his home's "Stranger Things" theme for Halloween on Tuesday night.(Photo: Courtesy of Edward Mulvihill)

Men in hazmat suits will be giving out candy and the front porch will be dressed up with Christmas lights, re-creating the iconic message scene from the show. Spandex material will be used to cover a false wall, allowing for a hand to push through from "The Upside Down." It should be plenty creepy thanks to the inclusion of fog machines and black lights.

Mulvihill will be the one dressed as police chief Jim Hopper, ready to welcome "Stranger Things" fans on what is almost a holiday for them: binge-watch weekend.

The entire nine-episode second season of "Stranger Things" – named "Stranger Things 2," as if it were a feature film sequel – will begin streaming this weekend. (Netflix will release the show at 3 a.m. on Friday.)

With 15 months having passed since the surprise hit's first season, demand is high among fans, reminiscent to the excitement surrounding the Halloween release of the early seasons of "The Walking Dead."

Newark's Captain Blue Hen Comics hasn't been able to keep "Stranger Things" collectibles in stock, especially after the show's first trailer for the second season came out in July, complete with the Michael Jackson "Thriller" soundtrack.

"Stranger Things 2" will debut on Netflix this weekend.(Photo: Courtesy of Netflix)

"This is about as close as you can possibly get to 'The Walking Dead' [hype]," says Blue Hen Comic Marketing Manager Jason Colatriano. "People are really excited and planning their weekend around it. It's a fever pitch."

The comic book shop did, however, get a package of promotional giveaway materials and created "Stranger Things Day" for Saturday. A large cardboard version of the show's original poster will be at the store throughout the day, so fans can poke their head in a cut-out, becoming Eleven in the poster.

Anyone who takes a photo and shares it on social media while tagging the store will be entered to win "Stranger Things" swag, such as the poster cut-out, Demogorgon key chains and Dustin's hat branded with the "Stranger Things" logo.

And "Stranger Things" fever isn't relegated to comic stores. Over at the Wilmington bar/arcade 1984, their weekly themed trivia night hosted by Dan Richmond and Max Gallo will be dedicated to the '80s-themed show on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Most of the questions will surround the first season since not everyone will have seen the new season in time. There will be beer specials and free pizza while it lasts. (Sorry, no Eggos.)

David Harbour, who was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series earlier this year for "Stranger Things", returns for a second season this weekend.(Photo: Courtesy of Netflix)

While there are a few organized events in the state, "Stranger Things" fans in Delaware are more likely to celebrate the return of the show in their own way, whether through bring-watch parties with friends or dressing as a crazed Joyce Byers at a costume party.

And it's not just adults reveling in the '80s comeback. There are plenty of kids -- usually on the older side -- who have become addicted to the show, which tracks a pack of middle school friends investigating supernatural events.

Conner Johnson, 11, of Wilmington, dressed as Dustin Henderson from "Stranger Things" for a costume dance at school earlier this month.(Photo: Courtesy of James Johnson)

For his first middle school dance earlier this month -- a costumed affair -- 11-year-old Conner Johnson of Wilmington dressed as the character Dustin Henderson, the boy with a lisp due to cleidocranial dysplasia.

His costume had a fine touch: a maroon Hawkins Middle School sweatshirt just like in the show.

After binge-watching the show this fall -- with a three-week break due to some scarier scenes in the beginning -- he just had to be Dustin, especially with "Stranger Things 2" buzz going strong. When he returns as Dustin to go trick-or-treating Tuesday night, his costume will have a new touch: his dad's MagLite flashlight.

"He cares about his friends, but he's also an adventurous kid," says Conner Johnson, who studies as part of the Middle Years program at John Dickinson High School. "When Chief Hopper said you can't go looking for Will, he was like, 'Mike and Lucas, I don't care. Let's go look for him.' And then they found a telepathic girl."

Adds his father, James Johnson: "Conner told us at dinner the other night that he's seeking justice for Barb."

Winona Ryder (second from right) in a scene from the news season of Netflix's "Stranger Things".(Photo: Courtesy of Netflix)

Since watching "Stranger Things," the elder Johnson has been watching films with his son that have partly inspired the series, such as '80s hits "The Goonies," "E.T." and "Gremlins"

While Conner wanted to dress as Dustin, Lauren Phillips didn't really know what was going on. She was just happy to be munching on an Eggo.

Jarred and Becky Phillips of Wilmington dressed their then-1-year-old as the waffle-loving Eleven from the show for the Boo at the Zoo event at Wilmington's Brandywine Zoo.

The show was still pretty new and only about 10 percent of the people got the gag, even though Lauren was wearing a pink dress, striped tube socks and clutching a waffle.

Lo Lo Phillips, 1, dressed as Eleven from "Stranger Things" at last year's Boo at the Zoo event at the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington.(Photo: Courtesy of Jarred Phillips)

"We had binge-watched the show in, like, 48 hours and we were looking for a good, wholesome costume for a 1-year-old and failed miserably," jokes Jarred Phillips, of Wilmington, noting that the show's horror component is a bit much for toddlers. "Plus, when you have a 1-year-old, distraction is usually helpful. The waffles really kept her attention while we dressed her and walked around trick-or-treating."

A few miles north in his neighborhood that's usually packed with kids for Halloween, Mulvihill estimates he'll be visited by about 350 kids, drawn to his place not only for the over-the-top decorations, but also for his full-size Hershey bar giveaway. (Parents who are customers of his liquor store are sometimes surprised by Mulvihill with a cold bottle of pumpkin beer.)

Even though he doesn't have any children of his own yet -- a boy is expected next month -- Halloween night brings back a rush of nostalgic memories and trick-or-treating at decorated homes.

In fact, it's much like "Stranger Things" for this 28-year-old, who finds nods to his childhood in the program, like so many others.

"'Stranger Things' just does nostalgia so well. I remember going out and riding my bike with my friends for hours with my parents not knowing exactly where I was," he says. "Now that my wife is pregnant, we've been talking a lot about how our kid won't have. He'll have a cellphone and just won't have that same freedom."

The kids of "Stranger Things" dressed in "Ghostbusters" Halloween costumes from a scene in the second season.(Photo: Courtesy of Netflix)